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President Barack Obama's first bus tour of this campaign will roll through Ohio and Pennsylvania next week, numerous media sources, including the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Washington Post, are reporting.

The campaign, however, isn't releasing details about the trip, except to confirm he'll be in Ohio.

Three people well known in Summit County politics are among the members of the new Leadership Akron class.

Jason Dodson, chief of staff for Summit County Executive Russ Pry; Tamela Lee, a Summit County Council member; and Stephanie York, Akron's spokeswoman and an assistant law director, are on the just-released list of 34 in the 2012-13 class.

Summit County Democrats recognized some of their own during their largest annual fundraising dinner this week.

Those who received 2012 awards were: David Horner, Democrat of the Year; Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer, Jane Quine Democrat of the Year; Patrick Bravo, Young Democrat of the Year; and Thomas Townsend and Jackie DeBose, Chair's Distinguished Service Awards.

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and Summit County Executive Russ Pry were among those who touted President Barack Obama's economic record in Ohio during a conference call this morning.

Ryan said the unemployment rate in all 88 Ohio counties was lower for May than this time last year, according to figures released this week. He pointed to Obama's bail-out of the auto industry as one of the ways he helped the state.

His visit comes on the cusp of the one-year anniversary of the union-backed movement to repeal state legislation that limited collective bargaining. A referendum on the bill was overwhelmingly approved by voters last November.

With Father's Day around the corner, the men of Akron City Council want to talk about the importance of dads.

The councilmen will host a screening of the movie "Courageous" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the main auditorium of the Akron-Summit County Library, 60 S. High St. in downtown Akron. Afterward, they will host a discussion about the importance of men fulfilling their role as fathers.